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BANC 104: Human Origin and Evolution
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: BANC 104
Assignment Code: BANC 104/ASST/TMA/July 2026 and January 2027
Total Marks: 100 There are three Sections in the Assignment. Answer questions from all three Sections. Assignment – I Answer any two of the following questions in about 500 words each.
a. Discuss the scope of palaeoanthropology.
b. Explain the dating methods used in palaeoanthropology.
c. Describe Miocene hominoids and their evolutionary significance.
Assignment – II Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.
a. Describe Homo habilis. b. Discuss Homo erectus.
Answer any two of the following questions in about 150 words each.
i. Hominisation process ii. Australopithecus afarensis iii. Archaic Homo sapiens iv. Origin of modern humans
Assignment – III Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.
a. Define craniometry and describe any three craniometric landmarks.
b. What is cranial index? Explain its calculation and significance.
c. Describe the osteometric measurement of any two long bones.
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